Author Archives: Julia Bradley
US needs to control Venezuelan oil sales, revenue to drive change, says energy secretary
Jan 7 (Reuters) - The United States needs to control Venezuela's oil sales and revenue to drive the changes it wants to see in the country, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday. Wright said...
Jan 07, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright attends a Reuters Next event in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 25, 2025.REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Trump freezes over $10 billion in childcare, family assistance funds to 5 US states
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is freezing more than $10 billion in federal childcare and family assistance funds to California, Colorado,...
Jan 07, 2026 The seal of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) adorns a lectern during a press conference in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Video recordings by Brown University shooting suspect deemed a confession
By Nate Raymond and Steve Gorman BOSTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Tuesday released transcripts of video recordings in which they say the gunman who carried out last month's fatal mass ...
Jan 07, 2026 FILE PHOTO: The Barus & Holley engineering building remains closed as the manhunt continues for the gunman, following a shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Taylor Coester/File Photo
Son of slain Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner due back in court
By Steve Gorman and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The younger son of slain Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner was due in court on Wednesday to enter a plea to murder charges stemming from t...
Jan 07, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Nick Reiner, son of Rob Reiner, attends the Los Angeles Premiere of ''Spinal Tap II: The End Continues'' at The Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 9, 2025. REUTERS/Aude Guerrucci/File Photo
Liquor commission recommends license for Pop Up Chicken Shop
PEORIA,Ill. (25 News) - A downtown Peoria restaurant is a step closer to getting its liquor license after more than a year of requests to city leaders. According to 25 News, Pop-Up Chicken Shop in the...
Jan 07, 2026 Pop Up Chicken Shop in Peoria's Warehouse District. (25 News)
East Peoria approves makeover of former senior living facility into apartments
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - Plans to remake a former East Peoria senior living facility into apartments won final government approval Tuesday night. Without discussion, the East Peoria City Council ...
Jan 07, 2026 A former Senior Living facility in East Peoria by ICC will be converted into apartments in 2026. (25 News)
As flu season ramps up, OSF doctor says there's still time to get vaccinated
PEORIA, Ill. - With "very high" levels of influenza reported across the state, OSF Healthcare's Dr. Brian Curtis is urging everyone to get their flu shot. While it's still possible to catch the flu af...
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Medical groups' challenge to Kennedy-backed vaccine policies can proceed, US judge rules
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that several major medical organizations can move forward with their lawsuit challenging policies adopted under U.S. Health S...
Jan 06, 2026 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with U.S. Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again summit in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
US House Democrats holding January 6 riot forum on Trump election 'threats'
By Nolan D. McCaskill and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives will mark the fifth anniversary of a deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporter...
Jan 06, 2026 House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a statue dedication ceremony in honor of Barbara Rose Johns of Virginia, in Emancipation Hall of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 16, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
Update: Opening arguments to begin in trial of former Uvalde school officer accused of inaction during shooting
Updated at 8:54 a.m. By Brad Brooks Jan 6 (Reuters) - One of the first police officers on the scene of the 2022 attack at a Texas elementary school that killed 19 students and two teachers is now the ...
Jan 06, 2026 A couple visits memorial crosses in front of Robb Elementary School, as U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces the results of a review into the law enforcement response to a 2022 mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File Photo
